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Smilax pseudochina L.
bamboo vine

       
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Line Drawing of Smilax pseudochina L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 529. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Smilax pseudochina L.

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Synonyms:
Smilax pseudochina L.

  NELE Nemexia leptanthera (Pennell) Small
  NETA Nemexia tamnifolia (Michx.) Small
  SMLE Smilax leptanthera Pennell
  SMTA3 Smilax tamnifolia Michx.
 

Distribution:
Smilax pseudochina L.

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USA (AL, DC, DE, GA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Smilax pseudochina L.

View 1 genera in Smilacaceae, 26 species in Smilax
 

Classification:
Smilax pseudochina L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Smilacaceae – Catbrier family
Genus Smilax L. – greenbrier
Species Smilax pseudochina L. – bamboo vine
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Smilax pseudochina L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
halberd-leaved greenbrier              Threatened
New York:
false china-root              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
long-stalked greenbrier              Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Smilax pseudochina L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FAC+ FAC+ FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Smilax pseudochina L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43360.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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